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Mayor Menino slips during Bobby Orr ceremony - 0 Comments

Today’s ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of Bobby Orr’s famous Stanley Cup-clinching goal included many former Bruins and dignitaries alike.

But it may have been Boston mayor Tom Menino who stole the show.

Addressing the crowd during the unveiling of the Harry Weber statue of a diving Orr, scoring to beat the St. Louis Blues on May 10, 1970, Menino did nothing to alter his dubious speaking reputation. He managed a couple of amusing slips of the tongue, including calling a group of Boston athletes “ionic” instead of “iconic.”